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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2004 - 2008 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 340, Communications: Electrical

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 308 308 394 309 346 1665
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 23 19 40 35 57 174
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 17 16 34 18 55 140
DENSO CORPORATION 12 18 19 34 38 121
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 17 21 19 18 15 90
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 19 12 20 24 11 86
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 13 16 22 19 12 82
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 11 16 22 18 9 76
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 11 21 20 7 12 71
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 24 15 15 6 8 68
HITACHI, LTD 11 10 11 16 17 65
LEAR CORPORATION 7 11 22 13 11 64
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 4 9 22 15 10 60
MOTOROLA, INC. 14 12 18 7 7 58
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 11 12 8 9 12 52
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 8 12 17 9 5 51
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 14 10 15 8 3 50
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 12 4 15 9 7 47
FUJITSU LIMITED 5 1 5 12 21 44
SONY CORPORATION 9 9 8 14 4 44
DONNELLY CORPORATION 11 7 8 6 10 42
SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 7 6 14 10 4 41
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 21 6 7 39
INTEL CORPORATION 8 5 4 7 14 38
OMEGA PATENTS, L.L.C. 26 5 5 1 1 38
OMRON CORPORATION 5 5 14 8 6 38
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 7 8 9 7 5 36
BOEING COMPANY 5 4 10 6 10 35
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 9 3 11 8 4 35
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED 5 7 14 3 6 35
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 7 13 9 3 1 33
TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 6 7 7 8 5 33
NOKIA CORPORATION 3 1 9 9 8 30
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 11 4 5 5 4 29
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 6 2 5 6 9 28
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 8 9 10 1 0 28
CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC. 2 3 8 9 6 28
CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 1 3 15 9 28
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 8 9 6 4 1 28
INTERMEC IP CORP. 5 5 8 6 4 28
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5 3 5 7 8 28
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 5 6 12 2 3 28
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1 3 5 5 13 27
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 6 5 7 2 6 26
IMPINJ, INC. 0 0 3 10 13 26
NEC CORPORATION 7 5 3 8 3 26
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 0 1 6 14 4 25
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 6 5 6 4 4 25
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 6 9 0 4 24
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 2 5 10 4 3 24
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 3 5 10 4 24
NCR CORPORATION 10 2 5 1 6 24
PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 3 9 5 5 2 24
AT&T CORP. 3 5 5 2 8 23
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 7 3 10 23
TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO K.K. 2 3 8 6 4 23
OPTEX CO., LTD. 6 5 6 5 0 22
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED 0 6 8 3 4 21
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 3 3 6 5 3 20
YAZAKI CORP. 2 2 3 6 7 20
FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 1 10 3 1 19
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 2 4 11 1 1 19
XEROX CORPORATION 4 3 2 6 4 19
ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 3 6 3 3 18
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 2 6 3 3 4 18
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 6 7 3 18
INTELLISERV, INC. 0 1 6 9 1 17
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 5 1 4 4 17
SAVI TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 1 1 5 6 17
AIRBUS FRANCE 0 5 3 6 2 16
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 3 6 0 7 16
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 3 4 3 2 3 15
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 1 2 6 3 15
ELSTER ELECTRICITY, LLC 1 2 5 6 1 15
ITRON, INC. 1 0 3 4 7 15
911 EMERGENCY PRODUCTS, INC. 5 2 5 0 2 14
B & G PLASTICS, INC. 3 3 3 2 3 14
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 2 2 4 1 5 14
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 1 4 2 7 14
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 4 2 3 2 3 14
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 3 3 7 0 1 14
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS, INC. 3 2 5 3 1 14
WAYNE-DALTON CORPORATION 0 2 1 8 3 14
ATMEL GERMANY GMBH 0 2 4 3 4 13
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 1 4 6 1 13
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 2 4 3 3 1 13
SIMPLEXGRINNELL LP 1 1 3 4 4 13
ALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 2 0 8 2 12
ALPINE ELECTRONICS INC. 4 1 3 1 3 12
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 5 0 3 12
INGRID, INC. 0 0 10 2 0 12
TRW INC. 6 4 2 0 0 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 3 2 4 3 0 12
VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 5 3 2 1 12
EDWARDS SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 2 4 2 0 11
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 1 3 4 2 1 11
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 3 5 11
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 4 0 3 1 3 11
SE-KURE CONTROLS, INC. 2 2 2 3 2 11
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 0 4 2 4 11
TIME DOMAIN CORPORATION 2 3 3 1 2 11
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 5 1 0 10
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 3 7 10
INTELLIMATS, LLC. 0 3 4 1 2 10
MAPLE CHASE COMPANY 1 1 3 2 3 10
MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 3 6 1 10
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 5 0 2 1 2 10
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 2 2 3 0 2 9
EATON CORPORATION 3 1 1 2 2 9
GENTEX CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 3 9
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY L.L.C. 1 1 0 3 4 9
KEY CONTROL HOLDING, INC. 0 0 4 2 3 9
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 0 2 2 2 9
QUALCOMM, INC. 1 1 3 1 3 9
SCHRADER-BRIDGEPORT INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 4 1 0 2 9
SHIMANO INC. 4 1 4 0 0 9
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 3 0 3 0 3 9
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 4 0 2 2 1 9
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 3 2 2 0 2 9
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 0 1 6 9
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 3 0 2 1 3 9
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 0 0 2 4 2 8
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 0 0 1 7 8
AUDIOVOX CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 5 8
BED-CHECK CORPORATION 1 2 3 0 2 8
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 1 3 2 2 8
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 1 2 3 2 0 8
GE SECURITY, INC. 0 0 3 0 5 8
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1 3 2 1 1 8
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 0 0 4 3 8
KEY-TRAK, INC. 5 2 1 0 0 8
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 0 2 2 0 4 8
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 2 3 1 0 2 8
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 4 8
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. 1 2 2 1 2 8
NAVTEQ NORTH AMERICA, LLC. 1 2 2 2 1 8
NISSAN TECHNICAL CENTER NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 4 0 4 8
SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 1 4 0 2 8
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 0 0 4 4 0 8
VISIBLE ASSETS INC. 0 0 1 5 2 8
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 0 2 3 8
WALTER KIDDE PORTABLE EQUIPMENT, INC. 2 1 1 1 3 8
ZIH CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 4 8
BLACK & DECKER INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
BRK BRANDS, INC. 4 1 1 0 1 7
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 2 7
CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO., OHG 2 0 1 2 2 7
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 1 0 1 0 5 7
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 1 2 0 4 0 7
DIRECTED ELECTRONICS, INC. 4 0 2 1 0 7
ELESYS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 2 0 3 0 2 7
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 6 7
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 2 7
GELCORE, LLC 3 0 1 2 1 7
INNOVALARM CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 2 7
INVENTEC CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 4 7
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 3 1 2 1 0 7
PIONEER CORPORATION 0 3 3 0 1 7
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 0 5 1 0 1 7
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE, INC. 3 1 0 1 2 7
ROSEMOUNT INC. 0 0 2 4 1 7
ROYAL THOUGHTS L.L.C. 1 4 2 0 0 7
SHELL OIL COMPANY 1 1 1 4 0 7
SPECTRUM TRACKING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 3 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 2 1 1 2 7
YAMAHA CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 1 7
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH 0 1 2 2 1 6
ADT SERVICES AG 2 1 3 0 0 6
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 2 1 6
ALPHA SECURITY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 5 0 6
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 0 2 2 0 2 6
ARBITRON INC. 0 1 0 0 5 6
AVANTE INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 1 1 3 0 1 6
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 0 6
CALYPSO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 2 1 0 6
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 1 3 1 1 6
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 1 1 1 3 6
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 0 2 3 0 1 6
GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC 2 3 0 0 1 6
HARRIS CORP. 0 2 2 0 2 6
HI-G-TEK LTD. 2 1 1 0 2 6
JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 1 2 1 1 1 6
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 0 1 3 1 1 6
MARK IV INDUSTRIES CORP. 0 0 0 2 4 6
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 0 1 1 4 0 6
PROXIMITIES, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
R. F. TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
RF CODE, INC. 1 0 3 1 1 6
ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS COMPANY 1 0 0 3 2 6
SECURE CARE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 0 0 2 3 6
SOMFY 0 0 5 0 1 6
SPX CORPORATION 2 0 2 1 1 6
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 0 2 2 0 2 6
ADC DSL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
ADVICS CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 1 2 0 2 5
AMERICAN CALCAR INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
BEN Q CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 0 1 1 1 2 5
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC 0 2 2 1 0 5
DATAMARS SA 2 0 0 1 2 5
DEERE + COMPANY 1 0 0 1 3 5
DMATEK LTD. 0 1 3 0 1 5
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 0 1 0 3 1 5
E-TAG SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 0 2 0 5
ECOLAB INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 3 5
EM MICROELECTRONIC-MARIN SA 0 1 3 1 0 5
ENDRESS + HAUSER GMBH + CO. 1 1 1 0 2 5
EXON SCIENCE INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
GATEWAY 2000, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 1 1 1 0 2 5
HUBBELL INCORPORATED 3 0 0 0 2 5
HUNT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
ILIFE SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
KOMATSU LTD. 2 2 0 0 1 5
LANDIS & GYR, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC 0 0 4 0 1 5
LITE-ON AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 0 5
M & FC HOLDING, LLC 0 0 3 1 1 5
M.E.P. CAD, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
MEDTRONIC INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
MICRO ENHANCED TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
NATTEL GROUP, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
NEOLOGY, INC. 0 0 4 0 1 5
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1 0 0 3 1 5
POWER MEASUREMENT LTD. 1 0 0 1 3 5
PRINTRONIX, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
RADIO SYSTEMS CORP. 0 2 1 0 2 5
RADIODETECTION LIMITED 1 1 2 1 0 5
RANCO INCORPORATED OF DELAWARE 0 0 2 2 1 5
RF SAW COMPONENTS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG 3 1 1 0 0 5
SAAB AKTIEBOLAG 1 1 1 1 1 5
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
SENSYS NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SIN ETKE TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD 0 1 2 0 2 5
SIRIT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
SWISSCOM MOBILE AG 1 1 1 0 2 5
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 1 0 3 0 1 5
TERAHOP NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 0 1 3 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 0 1 2 0 2 5
VALEO ELECTRONIQUE 2 1 1 1 0 5
VEHICLE ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
ZILOG, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5

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